HCMC plans trading floor for pork

HCM City plans to form a pork trading floor which will have advanced technology and careful control of pork origin to ensure quality.

 

TP Bank’s profit doubles year-on-year

Tiền Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPBank) earned VNĐ275.8 billion (US$12.1 million) in profit in the first two months of this year, a two-fold increase year-on-year.

Fish exporters left lost at sea

Unfair and unreasonable – that’s how seafood exporters have branded a price hike in anti-dumping duty imposed by the United States on frozen fish fillets.

Audit asks Sabeco to pay $111m

The State Audit of Vietnam has proposed the Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) pay the State Budget nearly VNĐ2.5 trillion (US$110.9 million) worth of dividends, taken from the brewer’s undistributed profit for the period prior to 2016.

Gov’t to smooth way for auto firms

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has urged the ministries of Transport and Industry and Trade to implement current policies and assist in the removal of obstacles for auto businesses.

VN stocks progress on GDP forecast

Vietnamese shares advanced further on Monday on high investor confidence and good performance of real estate stocks, however, growth rates were slowed down as profit-taking hit bank stocks following their recent gains.

Shares set to keep rising after hitting peak

After a successful trading week with five consecutive rallying sessions, Việt Nam’s benchmark VN-Index finally hit the short-term peak of 1,130 points and is expected to maintain its upward trend and open next week’s session with a positive status, analysts said.

Singapore firms eye VN food industry

Many Singaporean firms are interested in investing in food, agriculture, and dining services in Việt Nam as they forecast that these sectors will thrive in the near future amidst broader ASEAN integration.

Catfish sector plans $2b export target in 2018

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has targeted to earn US$2 billion from catfish exports this year, accounting for 31.5 per cent of the fishery industry’s total export value.

Cần Thơ aims to lift fruit exports

Cần Thơ City has called on companies to strengthen co-operation with farmers for exporting fruits, especially the city’s three key fruits of longan, star apple and mango.

SOEs face punishment over info

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has asked the government to handle the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that failed to disclose their business information in 2017.

Vĩnh Long to get 14 industrial hubs

The Mekong Delta province of Vĩnh Long plans to develop nine industrial clusters with a total area of 492.5 ha from now to 2020, and another five industrial clusters with a combined area of 165.49 ha during 2020-30.

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